Hamilton joined the Society thirty-eight years ago, and three years later contributed his first paper, dealing with the botany of the Okarito District of Westland. Since that date he contributed a very large number of papers to the “Transactions of the New Zealand Institute.” Mr. Hamilton's sympathies were very wide. He was interested in coins, stamps, minerals, plants, insects, shells, fish, birds, Native races, and in all matters relating to art. This combination of interests, together with his untiring energy, made him an ideal Curator for our Dominion Museum, and all must regret that his ideal of a Dominion Museum building worthy of the collection, which owed so much to his efforts, has remained unrealized.

On the motion of the President, seconded by Dr. C. Monro Hector, the following resolution was passed: “The Council of the Wellington Philosophical Society expresses its deep regret at the death of Mr. A. Hamilton, a former President of the Society, and an honorary life member. Mr. Hamilton's great ability and energy, his wide sympathies and catholic tastes, placed him amongst our public men. His services to art and science are evidenced by the large quantity and sterling quality of his published work. On behalf of the Wellington Philosophical Society, the members of the Council desire to express their sense of the great loss which the Society and New Zealand culture have sustained, and to express to the relatives of Mr. Hamilton their sincerest sympathy.”

New Members.—Mr. T. O. Fox, Mr. J. D. Holmes, Mr. E. W. Hurst-house, Mr. L. Moore, Mr. R. E. Robertson, Mr. F. E. Widdop, Mr. H. J. Wynne, Mr. H. J. H. Blow, Mr. E. A. Shrimpton, and Mr. G. Stewardson.

Annual Reports.—The annual report and balance-sheet were read and adopted.

The annual reports of the Astronomical, Technological, and Geological Sections were also read and adopted.

Mr. G. V. Hudson, speaking to the annual report, regretted the almost complete disappearance of original papers on New Zealand natural history, and objected to the formation of sections of the Society, as tending to reduce the interest of the ordinary meetings.

Election of Officers for 1914.—President—Dr. C. Monro Hector, M.D., B.Sc.; Vice-President—Mr. Thomas King, F.R.A.S.; Council—Dr. J. Allan Thomson, D.Sc., Professor T. H. Easterfield, M.A., Ph.D., Mr. G. Hogben, M.A., Mr. R. W. Holmes, M. Inst.C.E., Mr. B. C. Aston, F.C.S., F.I.C., Mr. E. Parry, B Sc., M.I.E.E.; Aditor—Mr. E. R. Dymock, A.I.A.

Papers.—1. “Notes on Phosphorous and Phosphoric Acids,” by Mr. J. G. Fulton.

2. “The Unfit: an Educational Problem,” by Miss P. Myers, B.A.

Both papers gave rise to interesting discussions, in which Dr. Thomson, Professor Easterfield, and Mr. G. Hogben took part.

3. “Notes on a Tide-predicting Machine,” by Mr. C. E. Adams.

4. “Harmonic Tidal Constants of New Zealand Ports—Dunedin and Port Chalmers,” by Mr. C. E. Adams.

5. “Plant-habitats Hitherto Unrecorded,” by Mr. B. C. Aston.

6. “Botanical Notes on an Ascent of the Ruahine Mountains at Makaretu,” by Mr. B. C. Aston.

7. “List of Plants and Brief Ecological Remarks on certain Little-known Localities,” by Mr. B. C. Aston.

8. “The Interpretation of Milk Records,” by Mr. B. C. Aston.

9. “Potassium in Agricultural Samples,” by Mr. B. C. Aston.

10. “Notes on the Phanerogamic Flora of the Ruahine Mountain-chain,” by Mr. B. C. Aston.

11. “Unconformities in the Stratified Rocks of the West Coast of the South Island,” by Mr. P. G. Morgan.